Memory Masters 4/5

In the field of brain research there is no subject more intriguing that the savant, an individual with mental, behavioral, or even physical disability who possesses acute powers of observation, mathematical aptitude, or artistic talent.

Reudiger Gamm performs complex arithmetic instantly and without help—his brain stores numbers like a calculator. Orlando Sorrel remembers exactly what he was doing on any date, at any hour, and can accurately predict the day of the week thousands of years in the future. Kim Peek—the original Rain Man—has read 12,000 books and hasnt forgotten a single word. What lies behind these astonishing abilities? This program explores recent research into the vast mental capacities of so-called savants. Studying brain structure and other important neurological factors, the film also examines why savants often lack basic interpersonal and survival skills.

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Education

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• Beautiful
• Minds
• Little
• Matter
• of
• Gender
• genius
• savants
• neurology
• science
• kim
• peek
• daniel
• tammet

[Sclunger]

@medahenderson1008 You're looking at it wrong. Science is looking at the positive effects of it, and is trying to find out exactly how to make the human mind more advanced. Imagine where we could be right now if everyone had minds like these without the negative effects 10 years ago.

[medahenderson1008]

omgoodness! Science will start trying to create "autism" before you know it, if this presentation of autism is correct. These docu's have changed the way I view ppl affected w/ autism.

[deadpoetoftheyear]

@th3hollow The hat fits him.. :) He looks nuts. He IS nuts!! He's a really amazing guy.

[th3hollow]

Professor Allan Snyder...Nice Hat